Dalassa
@dalassa.bsky.social
Accidental Pharisee defender. Thinks hedgehogs are cute.
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Dalassa
@dalassa.bsky.social
· Apr 6
I am making a thread of the beginnings of all the chapters of the Pharisee’s Wife so it’s easier to find.
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I think it is very unlikely that most of these are Russian influence agents, and considerably more likely that they are people from developing economies who have cottoned on to ways to make relatively large amounts of money for them by being paid-per-view by X.
This week we learned that many of the most active Twitter accounts are foreigners, most likely Russian influence agents, operating in the guise of Red State Americans.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I think it is very unlikely that most of these are Russian influence agents, and considerably more likely that they are people from developing economies who have cottoned on to ways to make relatively large amounts of money for them by being paid-per-view by X.
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We do know who killed JFK. The Warren Commission was an incredibly thorough and good-faith effort to prove and document what had happened, which they did. The conspiracy theories arose in spite of best efforts to avoid them, but there really isn't anything they could have reasonably done better.
My first political memory - exactly 62 years ago right now, a 4-year-old boy trying to understand his mom's tears - is still the biggest event in my lifetime. We still (IMO) don't *really* know who killed JFK, but we know the public's trust was shattered. It's a straight line to today's mess
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We do know who killed JFK. The Warren Commission was an incredibly thorough and good-faith effort to prove and document what had happened, which they did. The conspiracy theories arose in spite of best efforts to avoid them, but there really isn't anything they could have reasonably done better.
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they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
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Right after my second birth, I had a postpartum hemorrhage. This happens in about 1% of births. Whenever I talk about this, free birth advocates ask what interventions I had in the hospital that caused the hemorrhage. None. There wasn't time. I gave birth 30 minutes after being admitted.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Right after my second birth, I had a postpartum hemorrhage. This happens in about 1% of births. Whenever I talk about this, free birth advocates ask what interventions I had in the hospital that caused the hemorrhage. None. There wasn't time. I gave birth 30 minutes after being admitted.
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The Christians that sing Cohen’s Hallelujah in church without knowing all the lyrics are the same ones that expound at length about the Bible, without really knowing all of it too.
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Christians that sing Cohen’s Hallelujah in church without knowing all the lyrics are the same ones that expound at length about the Bible, without really knowing all of it too.
The face I made when I heard a rabbi leading the day school kids in singing that song.
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The face I made when I heard a rabbi leading the day school kids in singing that song.
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This is a good example of obvious bullshit and why conspiratorial antisemitism makes you dumb. No, it doesn’t actually make sense to think the DHS gov account is managed out of Israel. that’s actually a really stupid thing to think.
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is a good example of obvious bullshit and why conspiratorial antisemitism makes you dumb. No, it doesn’t actually make sense to think the DHS gov account is managed out of Israel. that’s actually a really stupid thing to think.
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I'm not being funny, but Americans do not need Israeli help to run an account full of fascism and people should interrogate why they were quick to believe /that/ one.
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'm not being funny, but Americans do not need Israeli help to run an account full of fascism and people should interrogate why they were quick to believe /that/ one.
So much for people making hay over the DHS thing
okay this image is weird. when i pasted it in gimp the artifacts became a lot less noticeable. same thing when i move my browser window to a different monitor. but yeah i bumped the exposure on the image to make the editing much more clear
November 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So much for people making hay over the DHS thing
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Odds are good that their 'synthetic audiences' are designed to tell management whatever it wants to hear, because they'll blame the engineers if they get feedback they don't like.
AI is a wonderful source of organizational natural selection. Many companies run by idiots won't be companies for long.
AI is a wonderful source of organizational natural selection. Many companies run by idiots won't be companies for long.
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Odds are good that their 'synthetic audiences' are designed to tell management whatever it wants to hear, because they'll blame the engineers if they get feedback they don't like.
AI is a wonderful source of organizational natural selection. Many companies run by idiots won't be companies for long.
AI is a wonderful source of organizational natural selection. Many companies run by idiots won't be companies for long.
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when the edible and adderall kick in at the same time
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
when the edible and adderall kick in at the same time
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The last several years have convinced me that what zombie apocalypse stories are really missing to emphasize their realism is granola moms and twitter bros screaming YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO as they sprint outside and hug the nearest zombie while filming with a selfie stick
The Man told me not to put the plastic bag over my head but I don't listen to The Man do youfg hrey hwy is weveythiung fuzzy hhlkaalll ofh a usujddre
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The last several years have convinced me that what zombie apocalypse stories are really missing to emphasize their realism is granola moms and twitter bros screaming YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO as they sprint outside and hug the nearest zombie while filming with a selfie stick
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Ha I was just posting a less pointed version of this. "There are too many c-sections and dismissive doctors causing trauma" and "medical expertise saves lives" are both true! It's not simple for the everyday pregnant person to parse and there's so much propaganda.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ha I was just posting a less pointed version of this. "There are too many c-sections and dismissive doctors causing trauma" and "medical expertise saves lives" are both true! It's not simple for the everyday pregnant person to parse and there's so much propaganda.
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Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
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Absolutely this. I'd add that many conspiracy movements focused on women's health exist because the medical establishment has completely failed women. I know so many people whose doctors drove them to strange behavior in desperation.
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Absolutely this. I'd add that many conspiracy movements focused on women's health exist because the medical establishment has completely failed women. I know so many people whose doctors drove them to strange behavior in desperation.
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If you ask a box if it is a mimic it legally has to tell you if it is a mimic
It is the law
#DnDCatThoughts
It is the law
#DnDCatThoughts
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you ask a box if it is a mimic it legally has to tell you if it is a mimic
It is the law
#DnDCatThoughts
It is the law
#DnDCatThoughts
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All of Bluesky this morning:
a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
Alt: a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All of Bluesky this morning:
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Oh jeez, I can smell this picture...
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Oh jeez, I can smell this picture...
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"Oh, there was a separate room for smokers?" "No"
"A wall between the sections?" "Nope"
"Different sides of the restaurant?" "We wish"
"Then what?" "A little sign that said no smoking section, positioned between the last smoking table and the first non smoking one"
"A wall between the sections?" "Nope"
"Different sides of the restaurant?" "We wish"
"Then what?" "A little sign that said no smoking section, positioned between the last smoking table and the first non smoking one"
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Oh, there was a separate room for smokers?" "No"
"A wall between the sections?" "Nope"
"Different sides of the restaurant?" "We wish"
"Then what?" "A little sign that said no smoking section, positioned between the last smoking table and the first non smoking one"
"A wall between the sections?" "Nope"
"Different sides of the restaurant?" "We wish"
"Then what?" "A little sign that said no smoking section, positioned between the last smoking table and the first non smoking one"
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In 2001, working the night shift at Burger King, I was in charge of removing all the disposable aluminum ash trays we had in our "smoking section", which consisted of the three tables furthest from the food service counter, and our Manager's office, which was a 7x7 cube with opaque air.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In 2001, working the night shift at Burger King, I was in charge of removing all the disposable aluminum ash trays we had in our "smoking section", which consisted of the three tables furthest from the food service counter, and our Manager's office, which was a 7x7 cube with opaque air.
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Reject Modernity
Embrace Tradition
Embrace Tradition
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reject Modernity
Embrace Tradition
Embrace Tradition
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"What do you mean the 'No Smoking' light would *turn off*"
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"What do you mean the 'No Smoking' light would *turn off*"
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They will never know the little white lie of "non-smoking section please" as if that did anything.
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
They will never know the little white lie of "non-smoking section please" as if that did anything.
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i fucking want one and i don't even smoke anymore.
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i fucking want one and i don't even smoke anymore.
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency